"It is hard to gauge a quarterback who spends so much time on his back.” - Troy Aikman
“Running up the middle against that defensive line is an odd call.” - Joe Buck
“Cover 2 leaves the middle open and the Vikings will take advantage of that.” - Pam Oliver (pre game)
“The Vikings ran so many plays that offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell joked that he began running out of unused plays on his play sheet.” - Chip Scoggins (Access Vikings - Vikings ran 83 offensive plays)
“They went to the Superbowl with Ron Rivera, got rid of him and then went to Babich and now Smith. They have been in decline ever since that move and have yet to play well against even a good team.” - Troy Aikman (unsaid, they were doomed against a great team such as the Vikings)
“We’ve got a football team and we can make plays.” - Lovie Smith
Last night my friends and I had a bet going with the bartender. Every time Cutler got a full 3 seconds of protection in the 2nd half, the bar would buy a round. We got one free drink out of that deal and I am convinced it was a mercy drink. We would count out loud 1-1,000 and that would be as far as we usually got.
We also tried to get the bar to buy when the Bears lined up their safeties less than 15 yards off the line of scrimmage (red zone not included). He agreed but never had to pay for a drop. None of us could even justify a mercy drink on that one.
Great post Tyrone. GO HAWKS!